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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int


Title:"The occurrence of disinfection by-products in the drinking water of Athens, Greece"
Author(s):Golfinopoulos SK; Nikolaou AD; Lekkas TD;
Address:"Water and Air Quality Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Aegean, Karadoni 17, Mytilene 81100, Greece"
Journal Title:Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Year:2003
Volume:10
Issue:6
Page Number:368 - 372
DOI: 10.1065/espr2002.06.124
ISSN/ISBN:0944-1344 (Print) 0944-1344 (Linking)
Abstract:"Application of chlorination for the disinfection of drinking water results in the formation of a wide range of organic compounds, called disinfection by-products (DBPs), which occur due to the reaction of chlorine with natural organic materials. The occurrence of DBPs was studied in samples from four drinking-water treatment plants (WTPs) and from the distribution network of Athens, Greece. Twenty-four compounds, which belong to different categories of DBPs, were monitored, including trihalomethanes (THMs), haloacetic acids (HAAs), haloacetonitriles (HANs), haloketones (HAKs), chloral hydrate (CH) and chloropicrin (CP). Sampling was performed monthly for a period of two years, from three different points at each WTP and from eight points atthe distribution network. Samples were analyzed by GC-ECD methods, which included pretreatment with liquid-liquid extraction for volatile DBPs and acidic methanol esterification for HAAs. The results of the analyses have shown the presence of disinfection by-products belonging to all categories studied in all water samples collected after prechlorination. The major categories of DBPs detected were THMs and HAAs, while the other volatile DBPs occurred at lower concentrations. The concentrations of DBPs did not in any case exceed the maximum contaminant levels (MCL) set by USEPA and WHO. However, monitoring these compounds needs to be continued, because their levels could increase due to changes in the quality of water entering the water treatment plants. Reduction of the concentrations of DBPs could be achieved by optimization of the chlorination conditions, taking into account the effect of time. Moreover, research on alternative disinfection methods (e.g. ozone, chlorine dioxide, chloramines) and their by-products should be conducted to evaluate their applicability in the case of the drinking water of Greece"
Keywords:"Chlorine Compounds/*analysis Cities *Disinfection Greece Quality Control Trihalomethanes/*analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical/*analysis *Water Purification;"
Notes:"MedlineGolfinopoulos, Spyros K Nikolaou, Anastasia D Lekkas, Themistokles D eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2003/12/24 Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2003; 10(6):368-72. doi: 10.1065/espr2002.06.124"

 
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